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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Three Generations of Women Get a Makeover

Hi Bellas,

Two weekends ago, one of my besties commissioned me to do the makeup for her, her mom and grandma for a wedding they would be attending. I was really excited because I love challenging myself and I want to be able to practice on women of all changes. This was the perfect opportunity to test my skills. My bestie Sai also came by to help with the hair so it would be a complete transformation. This is the best part of doing makeup on other people...seeing their reactions when the final look is done. It just warms my little heart :)

Melissa wanted the smokey purples eyes look from my Makeup Forever Dramatic Smokey Purple eyes tutorial. It was an evening wedding so a little dramatic was okay. I still toned it down a bit to make it wedding appropriate. The purple look went nicely with the pink dress she was wearing. I decided to keep the rest of her face clean and glowing since the eyes were the main feature.

I asked Melissa's Mom what kind of look she wanted and she just told me she wanted something dramatic. I took this and ran with it! I wanted something sexy but still age appropriate. I decided to base the look off of mink and sable eyeshadow...a pretty shimmery olive green color which I hadn't used yet! We went for a green smokey eye and I gave her my favorite lashes to wear...ardell demi wispies. Lashes really do make a huge difference. I was glad she gave me free reign because clients are often scared of falsies in the box, but on they look great!

Melissa's grandmother is one of the sweetest women I know. She told me I didn't need to spend a lot of time on her but I still wanted her to look gorgeous! I decided to go with plums and pinks and give her a nice rosy finish. I cut a pair of ardell 108 lashes in half and put them on the outer lashes to give her eyes a slight lift. The key with mature skin is to make sure to also keep the skin hydrated and to use creamy based products. In the end, I think she looked so beautiful!

oh my god! Ren, i am just bowing at you right now! you did an amazing job! I loove how Petticoat is flattering on all skin tones and very versatile(another sign why i should buy it!). The grandma looks stunning!!Great job!!

you worked your ren magic! they look great and yes age appropriate. i would have never thought to put vg 6 lipglass on grandma as it's a bit sparkly but she looks fab. they all do! and it looks so neutral in the final pic =) great job!

Hey, RenRen! they all look so beautiful and pleased and thats what counts. Good job sweety! oh and thanks for the video regarding adesign brushes, i immediately went to the site and found their eye brush set for ONLY $19.95!, seperately worth $80+, so i'm happy! thanks again!

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Hi Guys, my name is Ren, a 30something Filipino-American residing in Atlanta, and obsessed with everything makeup. I'm a bonafide beauty blogger and freelance makeup artist. All information on this site is my opinion only...please feel free to try out recommended products at techniques at your discretion.

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